it's not just mitt romney and warren buffett. the damage is spread around. the downside risk to this is very steep, hearing a lot of talk about folks wanting to do some other things. diversification getting out of these dividend paying stocks and into things like corporate bonds and munis. forget about the fiscal cliff for now. the income cliff, if you're an investor who's living off of dividend income, senior citizen, whatever, you are a tremendous risk here. >> david, all you have to look at it the news we just brought you some 15 minutes ago. that disney is now raising the dividend payable december 28th. why? because it's a few days before the fiscal cliff. today, costco, walmart, las vegas sands, dil lards. the list goes on and on. it's been a tidal wave. it's important to everybody. that's why they're doing it. >> let me just correct a couple things jeff said. first of all, what president obama is proposing is to just raise those dividend taxes on people making over $it -- $200,000 or $250,000. the ordinary retiree is not going to be hit by this at all.